Climate is colder, much of North America still covered in glaciers, and forests of fir and spruce cover the land

People live in small semi-nomadic bands and hunt large mammals such as bison, horse, mastodon, and ground sloth as a main food source

Illustration of Paleoindian hunt
Illustration of Paleoindian hunt

Projectile points, or spearheads, for hunting are made of stone and fastened to a wood or bone shaft

Paleoindian period projectile points
Paleoindian period projectile points